Read the passage from Beowulf. "They marched in step, hurrying on till the timbered hall rose before them, radiant with gold. Nobody on earth knew of another building like it. Majesty lodged there, its light shone over many lands." Which feature of Old English poetry did this modern translation maintain?

The feature of Old English poetry which this modern translation maintain is:

Alliteration is a literary technique which makes use of sounds which are gotten from adjacent words or words which are placed side by side.

With this in mind, we can see that in the given excerpt, there is the use of alliteration as the surrounding words sound alike and this creates a different mood and sets the tone.

Therefore, the correct answer is Alliteration.

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Read the passage from Beowulf. "They marched in step, hurrying on till the timbered hall rose before them, radiant with gold. Nobody on earth knew of another building like it. Majesty lodged there, its light shone over many lands."

Which feature of Old English poetry did this modern translation maintain?

alliteration

full lines

rhyme

short pauses

alliteration

Explanation:

Alliteration refers to the presence of the same letter or sound, at the beginning of either adjacent or words that are near to each other.

Alliteration used to be the main required structure in Old English poetry.

In this case, alliteration is used in the "till the timbered" line, because all adjacent words start with the letter 't'.

thinking about things and referring to books instead of acting on superstition and gossip.